Sara London reads her poem “Basta” from Issue 09 of The Common.
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JULIET MCSHANNON Juliet McShannon speaks to Emily Everett about her story “Rescue,” which appears in The Common’s spring issue. The story follows a woman on her search for a lost dog through a neighborhood very different from her own and explores ideas of loss, class, community, and healing.
RO SKELTON Ro Skelton speaks to Emily Everett about her essay “Naow’s Boutique,” which appears in The Common’s spring issue. The essay explores Ro’s time living and working in Dakar, where she formed a friendship in her neighborhood that eventually led to a sense of community, and then a community garden, and then a lifelong friendship.